Prince George (ship)
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The Prince George was a three masted barque weighing 317 tons, owned by H Wright. It measured (96 feet x 27 feet 7 inches x 5 feet 7 inches) It was manufactured in 1828 at Newcastle upon Tyne. It ended service in 1841
[edit] Captains:
Frederick Bigger Chilcott
[edit] Voyages:
- Hamburg to Port Adelaide, South Australia - 8 July 1838 to 20 November 1838 bringing the first Prussian settlers along with Pastor August Kavel
- Calcutta to Nepean Bay, South Australia - arrived 2 September 1839
[edit] References
- "Ships arriving in South Australia 1838", Pioneers Association of South Australia
- "Shipping Arrivals", South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society Inc
- "Prince George", Private homepage of Graeme Moad
- "Prince George (dep Hamburg) 1838", Private webpages of DIANE CUMMINGS
